Austin's Morning News

The Obama administration plans to restore federal funding for prison inmates to take college courses, a potentially controversial move that comes amid a broader push to overhaul the criminal justice system. The plan, set to be unveiled Friday by the secretary of education and...

Her instincts paid off. "I had a gut feeling they just looked suspicious," she said. The woman, who asked not to be identified, noticed four guys -- carrying empty backpacks -- park near the Pioneer Crossing West Pool and disappear into the neighborhood. "Probably 20 minutes...

An Oklahoma mother watched in horror as the burns her children suffered while playing outside at a daycare developed into blisters that sent them to the hospital. Shaunna Broadway, 26, of Vinita, enrolled her children in Happiness Is a Learning Center, but has now filed a police...

How much is a human egg worth? The question is at the heart of a federal lawsuit brought by two women who provided eggs to couples struggling with infertility. The women claim the price guidelines adopted by fertility clinics nationwide have artificially suppressed the amount...

A protest was planned Sunday against the man at the center of the Sandra Bland case. A large police presence was at the residence where the protest was supposed to be, but community activist Quanell X and protesters were at a different address listed for the trooper. Sky 2 flew...

It's a recipe for modern tragedy. As clothes got tighter, phones got bigger. This increased the likelihood that you might make an unknowing call to someone who might like to know exactly what you say to others. One such instance of a so-called butt-dial was ruled on last week in...

Rick Perry said in an interview Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that the shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana, earlier this week shows why gun-free zones are "a bad idea" and said he believes people should be able to take their firearms to the movies. "I think that it makes a...

Despite his heroic effort to fight off a knife-wielding attacker from a then-16-year-old girl, Target is suing a man who stopped a stabbing in one of their Pittsburgh-area stores. Michael Turner, 50, was at the big box chain's location in East Liberty when he confronted attacker...